A day at the beach.

Via: Fleurieu Ulysses

"Sellicks Beach was one of the earliest venues for motorcycle racing in Australia. Official races commenced in 1917 and finished in 1953 - unofficial meetings started as early as 1913. The course was laid out over a 1.6 kilometre stretch of beach between Silver Sands and Sellicks Beach – at each end, riders had to make a 180 degree hair-pin turn, going backwards and forwards over a set race distance – 10, 20, 50 and even 100 miles. No fatalities were recorded.

In April 1925, an American by the name of Paul Anderson (above) rode an 8 valve Indian motorcycle over the ½ mile at a speed of 125 mph breaking the record for that class of motorcycle at the time. He also broke the record for a smaller class of machine by riding a 3½ horsepower 4 valve Indian at 103.44 mph over the same distance."